This Week with Taylor & Gordon

Out of sync issue with last weeks episode Powerpack – portable battery My lead acid battery not working correctly Previously bought from Halfords, who no longer stock these devices Replacing the battery was an option, but they are also no longer made Working out the requirements – take your devices and see what wattage they ... Read more

Strange week for weather New version of WPExtended.io released Making space for 60 bags of salt Finding things that I knew I had but didn’t know where they were Selling Photography – set up a website using WooCommerce Bulk import using a csv file (which ChatGPT helped create) Set up a deal, so that for ... Read more

Qualatex Balloons are no more Parent company have gone bust No more twisting balloons which will affect entertainers and balloon decorators Buying in bulk while they are still available Rubber and latex do deteriorate over time Looking for a new manufacturer Thicker latex, can I blow them up by mouth? A part of my live ... Read more

Strange weather this week WP Extended – wpextended.io Taylor is now part of the team behind the plugin, along with Dan Barrett and Sumit Singh Lots of modules – duplicating posts, re-order posts, SMTP, blocking admin user names, admin customiser and so on Free and pro versions available Watch Kyle and Jonathan go through the ... Read more

Long weekend taking photos Tech Rehearsal, then portrait photos, next group and so on Then I took photos during the show Then everything started all over for the next show. 3 shows on the Saturday and 2 on the Sunday Then a week of editing over 2000 photos – cropping and colour balancing Workflow for ... Read more

New workplace – feels like more is getting done, but food bills have gone up! Daily Standup – tell others what you did yesterday and what you plan to do today Finding a friend if you are self-employed Making a tick list between the two of you and tick them off as the day goes ... Read more

Splitting up your environments Work, exercise and relaxing places Difficult to get things done when the location isn’t conducive Co-Working office nearby – trialing for 6 months Gym, Office and then relaxing at home Look after your best customers 80/20 rule 80% of your business comes from 20% of your customers Deal with requests from ... Read more

No episode last week as we were away Wordcamp Europe 2024 A conference for WordPress users, developers, etc. This year was in Turin, Italy Contributors day – around 700 people working on making WordPress better Themes, new pattern, and accessibility checking, design inspiration First day, opening remarks, open source talk, workshops Replays available (see if ... Read more

Setting Yourself Up For Success Going to the gym means it’s going to be a good day Routine will be affected when away Taking gym stuff and using a local gym when away Wordcamp 2024 – Turin, Italy Meeting people I know for the first time Keynote at the end of the event possibly Exhibition ... Read more

Outside help for your own business Personal projects designs (Thank you Jake) No budget put aside, or time to do certain things Objective viewpoint – plus it will get done as it’s customer work for the outside help Investment in your business Collaboration works really well Talking through magic acts and web design with outside ... Read more